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Aging and Physical Challenges
SUMMARY
I have a dear aunt who at this writing is 84.
I have treasured her kinship so very much over
the decades. Aunt Marian, my dad's younger
sister, has been such a wonderful leavening
influence in my life. I credit her as being the
prime mover in helping me to mature as a
young adult, and thereby grow back closer to
my dad and mom for whom I once again
recaptured that childlike love and devotion.
Aunt Marian is in the process of distributing
old photos to us adult nieces and nephews.
Recently, I asked her,
"Who is the redheaded
little girl in the 1920's scene?" "That's
Georgette, your second cousin,"
she replied.
So, on the span of a few months in 1994 and
1995, I went from not knowing I had a cousin to
visiting with Georgette Tenley and her
husband, Frank, at their retirement village
complex in Seminole, Florida. Georgette
definitely has the Diffine family humor in her
genes. When told of my book project, this
became her contribution:
SENIOR CITIZEN'S LAMENT
Thought I'd let my doctor check me
'cause I didn't feel just right.
All those aches and pains annoyed me,
and I couldn't sleep at night.
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